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Lucía Verdú and Karima Chaheb in the women's category, Arturo Sivori and Carlos Victoria in the men's category and Meri Díaz and Pepito Torralaba in the mixed category, have been the winners of the third and final test of the Beach Volleyball Circuit UPCT 2019, held in the facilities of the municipal complex of Playa Paraíso, this past weekend, from June 8 to 9.
For more than twelve hours both days we could enjoy the best regional beach volleyball in the facilities of the Playa Paraíso municipal complex.
More than a hundred games that delighted the spectators who did not miss the appointment.
On Saturday, June 8, the male and female categories took place.
From 9 in the morning until 2:30 p.m., they saw real matches and spectacle in the group stage.
After that, during the rest of the competition, all the participants could enjoy the paella with which the organization wanted to reward everyone present.
A moment that the players took advantage of to take a break and socialize with the rest of the players, who came from other corners of the Region.
After the break, the double elimination phase took place, in which losing two games left you out of the aspirations to the title of the test.
After the dispute of exciting matches, they reached the finals in both categories.
In the women's category, Lucia Verdú and Karima Chaheb, coming from Murcia, won in the final by 2 set to 0 the players of the School of Beach Volleyball Paradise, Ana Alonso and Celia Murcia.
To the third place of the drawer, the very young players of Playa Paraíso, Emy Álvarez and Eva Álvarez, who won also the home players, Raquel Calvo and Verónica Sánchez, by 21-18.
In the men's category, Arturo Sivori and Carlos Victoria prevailed in a very close final 2-0 to the couple composed by the Madrid-based Fran Manrique and the Cartagena Aurelio Bernal.
The third place fell on the side of the couple of the Beach Paradise Vocational School composed by David Jiménez and Tomi Sanabria, who beat the couple also from La Manga composed by Mario Albaladejo and Pablo Mancebo, by a tie 21-19.
On Sunday, June 9, it was the turn of the mixed category.
And following the same competition program, with the same hours and the same number of hours and games, you could see an authentic show throughout the day.
After the morning group stage and the rest for the paella, the afternoon phase began and with it, the decisive rounds of doubles.
The pair formed by the algareño Pepito Torralba and the Canarian Meri Díaz took the victory after winning the pair formed by Murcia-Madrid Mónica Pujante and Madrileño Fran Manrique by a very tight score of 2 set to 1. While, in the third and fourth place, the couple from Cabo de Palos, composed by Carlos Victoria and Marta Casanova, won by 21-17 to the pair composed by the Pozo Estrecho player, Pedro Pividal, and the player of La Union, Rosa Rosales.
Yesterday, June 12, concluded the third and therefore last test of the Circuit and proceeded to make delivery of the prizes to the winners of the general classification in the three categories.
In the men's category, Carlos Victoria and Arturo Sivori won the first place after scoring 250 points.
Second place for Danny Lopez with 180 points and third place, Juanjo Martinez with 140 points.
In the women's category, the Murcia Blanca Márquez managed to be the overall winner by adding 200 points.
In the second place, Marta Galera with 180 points and in third place, the player from Playa Paraíso, Celia Murcia, with 140 points.
In the mixed category, the Murcian Juanjo Martinez and the Murcia Blanca Márquez took the overall victory after getting 160 points.
Second place for the couple from Cabo de Palos, Marta Casanova and Carlos Victoria, with 150 points and in third place, the Molina de Segura player Fernando Delnero with 120 points.
Therefore, a sporting and successful weekend at the Paraíso Beach Volleyball Center, which closes this UPCT 2019 Beach Volleyball Circuit. Once again, it is an authentic organization and participation success for which, for the second year in a row, the University as a sponsor has joined forces Polytechnic of Cartagena and as organizers the Department of Sports of the City of Cartagena and the Sports Club La Manga and with the collaboration of the Beach Volleyball Club La Manga.
The entire tournament was led by Javier Meca, beach volleyball teacher at the School of Playa Paraíso.
All parties expect to repeat next year for the third consecutive year.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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